6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (551+ words) AUSTIN (Nexstar) " Politicians are once again fighting over public classrooms. The latest battle centers on a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees every child has a right to basic public education no matter their immigration status. Republicans at both the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (571+ words) (Texas Tribune) " A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31 due to the state's exclusion of Islamic schools from the program. The extension comes after four Muslim parents and three…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (241+ words) HOUSTON (CW39) " The deadline to apply for state money that could help pay for private school tuition in Texas is approaching. The funding is part of the state's Education Freedom Accounts program, a state-run initiative designed to give approved families thousands…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (676+ words) (Texas Tribune) " Four Muslim parents and three private schools have sued Texas leaders for excluding Islamic private schools from participating in the state's private school voucher program. EDITOR'S NOTE: The upper video is from a story from February 2026. Background: Gov....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (289+ words) HOUSTON (CW39) " Two historic sales " including a $1 million lamb and a $450,000 goat " shattered records Friday at the Junior Market Lamb and Goat Auction during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, highlighting the strong financial support donors continue to provide for Texas…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (312+ words) COUSHATTA, La. (KTAL/KMSS) " March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and experts say 1 in 20 people will be diagnosed. "The earlier that we catch colon cancer, the more treatable it is," says Dr. Philip Cole, colorectal surgeon with CHRISTUS Health....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (352+ words) HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) " An 18-year-old mariachi band member from McAllen, Texas, was released Monday afternoon after overwhelming public outcry that led to a local Republican congresswoman going to the ICE detention facility and helping to get him out. U.S. Rep....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (158+ words) SUGAR LAND, Texas (CW39) " Fort Bend ISD plans to decide whether to close seven elementary schools that have angered several parents and families. The FBISD board of trustees will hold a meeting on Monday to decide to close the schools as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (332+ words) HOUSTON (CW39)" We're kicking off Women's History Month by featuring Sharon Caples McDougle, who made history as NASA's first African American spacesuit technician, breaking both racial and gender barriers along the way. She started her career at NASA as a pressure…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (301+ words) TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) " Six local high school seniors were awarded scholarships totaling $10,500 during the 2026 "Women with Heart" scholarship contest at CHRISTUS St. Michael Heart & Vascular Institute." The event highlighted the importance of American Heart Month and raised awareness of…...